What if Emmett Till had made it safely home?
Professor Sarah Lewis’s curated exhibition, “If Emmett Till Lived: Freedom on American Ground,” opened September 10 at the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago.
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Will AI ever outsmart humans? Philosophers weigh in
A September 14 talk, co-hosted by the Division of Arts & Humanities’ Public Culture Project and Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society, explored the distinctions between human and artificial intelligence.
Ryan Flynn named finalist for Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists
Flynn, 38, was recognized for uncovering a new class of RNA molecules on cell surfaces. He was among 18 finalists, announced Wednesday, selected from a pool of 372 nominees.
New economics building reaches its peak
The topping-off ceremony, a construction rite rooted in ancient Scandinavian rituals, took place August 27 at the site of the future Pritzker Hall, which will house the Department of Economics. The building project was set in motion five years ago.
How to build an evolutionary trap for viruses
Two Harvard scientists describe a way to engineer the evolutionary landscape that viruses experience, pushing them away from dangerous variants and into evolutionary dead ends.
New faces step to the front of the class
Amid the rhythms of the back-to-campus bustle, new faculty find themselves experiencing the same first-day excitement — and jitters. We dropped in on three, on the first day of their first classes.
What sprawling light pollution does to fireflies
As the sun sinks below the horizon, two scientists perch quietly beside a darkening field and wait for flashes of light. They have traveled far outside the city in search of research sites, because they study a group of creatures that have been driven to the margins of human settlements: fireflies.
Donors meet fundraising goal for Ph.D. fellowships — and raise their hands to do it again
Through the Research Accelerator Challenge, donors raised $100 million for new endowed doctoral fellowships.
Harvard study predicts most suicide attempts a week in advance
Researcher Matthew Nock pioneered the technique of using smartphone technology to survey high-risk adults and adolescents in real time. In a new study, Nock and his team report using the technology to predict 75 percent of suicide attempts in the week before they occurred.
Angela Bassett, Mavis Staples, Didier Drogba among 2026 W.E.B. Du Bois Medalists
The Hutchins Center for African and African American Research has named its 2026 cohort of W.E.B. Du Bois Medalists, including actress Angela Bassett, humanitarian and soccer legend Didier Drogba, and five-time Grammy-winning singer Mavis Staples.
Mapping source of volcanic activity deep within the Earth
Upon moving to Cambridge, geophysicist Xiyuan Bao often relied on navigation software to find his way through the unfamiliar network of roads. He realized the same technology could help him find something else: a solution to a mystery deep within the Earth.